“Anime Souls” is a term often used to describe the original Code Vein. And while that is a very simple but fair descriptor – it is after all one of the very few soulslike games with an undeniably ...

Following on from the stylish original entry, Code Vein 2 is an anime soulslike game from Bandai Namco that takes inspiration from games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, but also does its own thing. At ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Anime-inspired souls-like Code Vein 2 is set in a grim world, and after a day of slaying Horrors--powerful beings corrupted by a mysterious entity ...

Code Vein getting a sequel, as announced at Summer Game Fest earlier this year, was a pleasant surprise. The original was good! It was one of those games that necessarily didn’t blow people away, but ...

What gets me are her eyes. They’re purple. You can see them through the gas mask. I didn’t know that initially when I selected her; I picked this woman as my base character because she wore a black ...

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I was caught a little off guard when Code Vein 2 was first announced, but not in a bad way. The original launched in an era where games influenced by Dark Souls were fewer in number, blending the ...

In Code Vein 2, besides fighting tough bosses in the traditional Soulslike sense, you travel back and forth between timelines, trying to save the world. All of that might sound outside a revenant ...

The Code Vein 2 map is one of the game's key features, and follows a design similar to Elden Ring. There are landmarks to draw your attention, tall buildings that hide dungeon entrances, and old ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Code Vein 2 features three different endings, but unlike many similar games, they don't require you to enter New Game Plus to access them. Instead, ...